Retford & Gainsborough Times (1879)

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"'Mummering' appears to be going out of fashion too. Where
there used to be half a dozen sets of 'actors' flitting from
door to door there is now but one set, and that generally of
a very inferior sort. This gradual passing away of things old
and the introduction of things new is a matter of deep regret
to many. Several of these sets of actors might be seen outside
and heard inside the public-houses. Visiting private houses
does not appear to pay the 'mummers' of today."